Postsurgical giant incisional hernia

Postsurgical giant incisional hernia

Incisional hernias are one of the most common complications after abdominal surgery. 1 Patient-related risk factors for developing incisional hernia include age >65 years, atherosclerosis, diabetes, obesity, renal failure, protein deficiency, immunosuppression and smoking. 1 2 Most incisional her...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2013-04, Vol.2013, p.bcr2013008953
Hauptverfasser: Usuda, Daisuke, Mizuno, Takuro, Saito, Hitoshi, Takashima, Shigeki
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Abdomen
Abdominal surgery
Female
Hernia, Abdominal - complications
Hernia, Abdominal - etiology
Hernia, Abdominal - surgery
Hernia, Umbilical - surgery
Hernias
Herniorrhaphy - adverse effects
Humans
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Japan
Middle Aged
Other Asian
Schizophrenia - complications
Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Incisional hernias are one of the most common complications after abdominal surgery. 1 Patient-related risk factors for developing incisional hernia include age >65 years, atherosclerosis, diabetes, obesity, renal failure, protein deficiency, immunosuppression and smoking. 1 2 Most incisional hernias can be diagnosed by reviewing patient's case history and by clinical examination as they present with an abdominal bulge in the region of the surgical scar.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2013-008953